Title :
High average power (35 W) pulsed Fe:ZnSe laser tunable over 3.8–4.2 μm
Author :
Martyshkin, D.V. ; Fedorov, V.V. ; Mirov, M. ; Moskalev, I. ; Vasilyev, S. ; Mirov, S.B.
Author_Institution :
IPG Photonics Mid-IR Lasers, Birmingham, AL, USA
Abstract :
We report to the best of our knowledge the highest output average power of 35W (0.35J per pulse) of Fe:ZnSe laser operating at 100 Hz repetition rate in nonselective cavity, and 23 W (0.23J per pulse) in dispersive cavity. The lasing wavelength was tuned over 3.88-4.17 μm at 77K.
Keywords :
iron; laser cavity resonators; laser tuning; optical dispersion; solid lasers; zinc compounds; ZnSe:Fe; dispersive cavity; energy 0.23 J; energy 0.35 J; high average power pulsed iron:zinc selenide laser; lasing wavelength tuning; power 23 W; power 35 W; temperature 77 K; wavelength 3.8 mum to 4.2 mum; Cavity resonators; Dispersion; II-VI semiconductor materials; Laser excitation; Power generation; Zinc compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
